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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01
Polk Johnson's Head
AND THE TROUBLE HE rs HAVING WITH
IT ON HIS SOUTHERN TOUR.

The New Orleans "Picayune" says that
there is no such youth as Master Stuart
Crane. and it seeks to confirm this bold
and startling denial by affirming that
Comedian Crane has no son at all. On the
same date, however, that the New Orleans
paper makes this astounding declaration,
Mr.. Opie Read, of Little Rock, volunteers
story about young Master Crane which
he knows to be true. MIR. Read is one of
the most famous journalists ia the South,
and his testimony is to be relied upon.
Last week he journeyed with the Robson
q Crane company from Little Rock to
Louisville, and this is his account of the
experience he was witness to-:
"a bald-a very bald-man sat in the
car just ahead of little Stuart and his
mother. Presently the child, pointing
one chubby finger at the shining Uranium
Of the innocent stranger, said: Ma, that
mans just like baby, amt he? p
"'Hush, DEAR said Mrs. Crane, softly.
Why must hush p he asked. But
Mrs. Crane made DO answer; she looked
out Of the window at the scenery. Then,
after short silence, the precocious child
asked: Ma, what's the matter with that
mans head p
"'Hush, L tell you. He's bald p
"'What's bald p
"'His head hash t got any hair on it,
"'Did it come off p
I guess so.'
"'Will mine come off p
Some time, may be-
"'Then l III be bald, won't I?'
eyes,
"'Wlll you care p
Don't ask nae so many questions
After another silence the boy exclaim ID
INA, look at the fly on the mans
head
"'Stuart Rob-on Crane. If you don It
hush I'll whip you when we get home )
said Mrs. Crane, wildly.
"'Look There's another fly. Look at
'em fight look at 'em!'
Madam, said the man. putting aside
Newspaper and looking around, what's
the matter with that young hyena? p
"Mrs. Crane blushed, stammered out
something, and attempted to smooth back
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01
ReasRr.
Life. Building.


Pray, didst thou never think, my gentle boy,
How difficult is life? Without some pains
We cannot fashion e'en the simplest toys
And when we muse on all that life contains, :
1t scarce seems wonderful that so unskilled,
From youth to age no better house we build.
I who am aged. shame to tell thee how
My life Is builded. There are parts that prove
So worthless, am troubled until now
With much it sorely tasks me to remove.
'Twere wiser from the first to build with care
Than occupy sad years with such repair.
u
Ungentle actions. each unguarded breath,
Though seeming now the fabric scarce to mar,
Reviewed at last from near the gate OF death,
Will show what poor life artisans we are.
For one may build the ship to stem the strife
OF ocean, easier than perfect life.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01
Opposition to Decol1ete Costumes.

A story is going the rounds of the social
circles of Washington that causes considera-
BILE comment 1t is said that when Mr.. Ban
croft gave dinner to Cardinal Gibbons re-
Gently the ladies invited were notified of the
opposition of the church represented by the
the distinguished guest to decollete costumes
A few of the ladies felt obliged to decline the
invitation, because they did not possess an
evening dress of the required height in the
neck It is stated, however, that one of the
ladies connected with one of the FOREIGN
legations, who is known for her beauty and
social graces, shocked those present by an
pearing in dress unusually lowin the neck,
Boston Globe.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01
Metz Becoming Agitated.

Metz is perhaps the most agitated Of all the
cities on the continent. Her young men,
faithful to France and fearful of being drafted
into a fight against her, are moving away,
and whole families hold themselves in readi-
diness to stagt at any time Chicago
Tribune.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01
They Won the Money.

DR.. Leeds, Of Lincoln, Ills, offered S. to
the Ladies' Missionary society if twenty or
more young ladies would sit together two
hours without speaking. Twenty-six won
the money, in spite of efforts to make them
talk -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01

NOTHING is accomplished by clipping
the twigs with the scissors OF reform. Inc
axe must be laid at the root OF the tree. Ii
is not the lotion but the probing which
cures the wound.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01

THERE is beautiful precept which ne
who has received an injury, or thinks he
has, would, for his own sake, 40 well TO
follow: Excuse half and forgive the
rest"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01

AN old man was dying who had long
served Christ, when one asked him: -''Cau
YOU rest little now, father 7" ''Dear
, child,'' he said, sit is all rest; for the
everlasting arms are underneath me-"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01
A Memento of Beecher.

No more curious memento of Beecher ex-
lists than that owned by Edison, the inventor
of the monograph. That instrument for i'm
pressing on soft metal sheet the utterances
of the human voice, and then emitting it
again by the turning of a crank, could never
be put to any very valuable use, and Edison
has only gained from it a few thousand dol
lars in royalties from exhibitors. But he
utilized it to make a collection of fan,oY7a
voices Since he became fey ssass his y
have included ssasss
stead of aslziiaSssss 5.
photographs he has II II . s.s' u l s4s
Instances requested them to speak
sentences into photograph. He has kept
the plates in cabinet, and occasionally he
runs some Of them through the machine,
which sends out the words exactly as uttered.
Edison is probably the only man who can re-
vive the silenced voice of the great preacher.
New York Cor, Chicago Herald
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01

from a common BEotcias or Eruption,
to the worst Scrofuia. Salt rsl cum,
Skin, in short, all diseases caused by bad
blood are conquered by this powerful, puri.
flying, and inYigorating. medicine: Great
nign influence. Especially has it manifested
its potency in curing Fetter, Rose Rash,
Rolls, C;afbua cIcs, Sore Eyes, Scrof.
ulOus Sores aYsG SyyelIingss Hip.
joins Disease, White SyVefIings.
GOitre, Or Tai elk Neck. and Enlarged
Glands. Send ten cents i'll stamps for
large treatise, with colored plates, on Skin
Diseases. or the same amount for treatise
on Scrofulons Affections.
ssWfEE kSLOGD rs THE LiFE.o
Golden Medical Discovery, and good
digestion, a fair skim, buOyant spir-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01
Pictures of Mrs. Cleveland.

Among the callers at the White House at
the monday reception on Thursday was
distinguished. foreigner, who brought with
him one of the largest sized photographs of
Mrs Cleveland, representing her in a dinner
dress of black silk with corsage and front
draperies of jetted net. This picture the yisi-
tor showed to Mrs. Cleveland, with the re-
quest that she write her autograph on the
lower margin, as he wished to carry it across
the ocean with him to present to the queen of
Italy. When informed of his intention Mrs.
Cleveland said she did not consider the pho
tograph by any means the best; that her pref
erence was for the one taken in a white dress,
with scarf drapery of pearl beaded tulle ex-
tending from the left shoulder across the
bosom to the right side at the waist line. The
visitor said he would also procure a copy Of
that picture. and would then carry both of
them abroad, one representing to best adj
vantage her handsome figure, the other her
beautiful Washington Capital.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01
A shrewd Buyer of Coin.

A quiet, sedate young woman, who wears
glasses, always carries a couple of books and
looks as if she was an admirer of Browning,
is one of the characters who haunt the New
York hotels. She is shrewd young Jewess,
in spite of her Bostonian appearance, and
makes good living by buying the foreign
coin, which is picked up at the hotels from
travellers who exchange glittering foreign
gold for the cartwheel American dollars. The
hotels get the coin at discount she buys it
at slight advance and disposes of it in Wall
street. Her friends say there isn't a coin
struck but she can tell its value at a glance
She picks up valuable pieces once in while
that go to numismatists at handsome pre-
mium.-Kansas City Times.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01

COP disciplines through love and
sorrow.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01

RESPECT the counsel OF parents.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01
liver. Blood. and l=vgllUs.

If you feel dull, drowsy, debilitated, have
sallow color Of skin, or yellowish- brown spots
on face or body, frequent headache or dizzi-
chills, alternating with hot fiushes, low spirits
and gloomy forcbodings, irregular appetite,
and coated tongue, you are suffering from
Liver, or sssBiIi o1sness.o In MANY
cases only part Of these symptoms are expo
rienced. As IL remedy for all such cases,
DIR. Piercc's Golden Medical DEs-
covery is unsurpassed.
For weak lungs, Splitting Of
BLOOD, SssOrtEiess of Breath, ESrCN-
chitiss Asthma, Severe Coughs, and
kindred affections it is an efficient remedy.
SOLD BY DRUGGIsTs, at $l.O0, OF SAX
BOTTLES for $500.
book on Consumption. Address,
Worlds Disoelisary Medical Assoc
ciations 663 Main Street, BUFFALO, N. Y.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01
CONSUMPTION.

which is Scrcfula Of the Lungs, is arr
rested and cured by this remedy, if taken be-
fore the last stages of the disease are reached.
From its marvellous power over this terribly
fatal disease, when first offering this now
thought seriously of calling it his ssCon-
sumption Cure,'' but abandoned that
name as too limited for medicine which,
strengthening, Alternative, or blood-cleansng,
anti-bilious, pectoral, and nutritive proper
consumption, but for ali Chronic Dis
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01

AMPLES of WALL PAPER sent free
- OF charge.
HEWITT & BRANDEBURG.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01

FURNITURE to suit all buyers
Baby Carriages all prices. Elegant
Rosewood, Walnut, Metallic and
Cloth Collins and Caskets. Fin
est hearse in the State Of Virginia.
Bodies embalmed. Everything always
ready and in tony style.
S. M. WILKES.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-01

Now Averaging Near Million New
Business per month. Half the face Val
ue of Policies paid at end Of Probable
Life, OF thereafter Policies become Self
sustaining.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-21

OF tfi. sssas g. go = fex sss p~ssprs sA1sry i.
$50 fsr tbe ellosr xnd o ser tie o<x>1 =.
Msssrs. 3. A Dzll. J. = saiass ga A.
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Ais broGnsE -sB-i&N y=seek1sf. ia AAA<f
.As + ave .ill ss sit~r aia toby
The arxamsnss "a he esss Of Frank
nzsssssa- leF eask4FdT. ~efs pei 2d~1 IA
The Cirerif coaFt ysstsF1ay iorenoo8 <Da u
sss ss8alltsd % l1s l1ry a. II a. a. s-i'
= Vsr.isct d xnilsy 49, bFeaxks IA sad ths
axn ts1ee lu4 possd aaay Dc tsand Il nj "a
fhs eoa1s record
naias A. +. Aslzsg. aroazat Ia today Tor
ship-asat q 3raai Ra2&ss. his nFst pFizs
Ihrss rear old st@eF. sslsnias 30 poaaas.
Pa MAJOR hss sold the snimzi 70 AsssFs
Paatiind, proprissers of lhs A0rs0a hoase,
tsEaad kapiis. and tasy sil serve L 1p %
thsir sQests for ChELstmss dinnex.-L Lg'ssz
HQlI
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-21
IN POLICE COURT.
Alia srf Gets sissty Days fs< Stealing
Haa-OfhsE C>sss

Aiia srf Gets siasty Days fsx Stealing .
Han-OfhsE C>sss
IN Police Court Yesterday Annie smith
pleaded aot guilty 70 charge OF disofdsriy
c0aduct aad wili have hearing December
23-Jsmes II. Hurst male the same plea
aad his case rlii % hssrd tomorrow -
Elan :. LeTsrns pleaded guilty % aafse
Of carrying concealed weapons and sents nee
sas suspsas;sd on payment OF eosts.-----
Joan AlId0ff was convicted OF stealing
ham from a WssL LeonaFd-sl- market aud
wss sentenced % the couaty jail TOR ninety
days---AFthar Rurdy. arrested for oodh-
terfelling yo5i checks waived examination
and VAS held fcr trial a. the present term
Of the Superior Court.-The case OF
WIuaaa h. Adams. for sm5sxziensat. VAS
nolle pros a aud the defendant WAS DIS.
charged. d.--R. II. Renbaugh was arrested
for p<ddling without a license, but as there
had been q mistake in the date OF the
license the case vas nolls pros d OF motion
of the Prosecuting Attorney.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-21

The largest sales. tae greatest crowds. tho
lowest possible prices in all Grand Rapids
eau DC seen a. tas Manufacturers Wa. Sa lie
conducted bv Mr.. Wm. A. Hutchins son a.
f3 Pearl st. where he is furnishing daily
innumerable number Of happy people with
tine and choice Christmss presents The
fact that every lady purcaase- OF yesterday
was 60 receive present from Mr.. Hutchin-
son. caused an immense rush all day sHd
he together With bis clerks were kept busy
until a late hour last night. Cheap prices.
kind treatment and good goods will tell
every time.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-21

Among the holiday show windows there
is none more attractive than leonards. A
real live santa Claus cOmas down through
the chimney in the show window every
hour, he fills the stockings huog on the
mantle. talks 10 the children and receives
their letters. On the half hours there is an
exhibition of "Osd kiog Cole" the merry old
soul, with his pipe and his bowl and his
fidlers three. And they give some jolly
good music. too Leonard's is truly popu-
lar store.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-21

W.sssspos. Dsc. <i---ensSs -iadz Se-
esuinx brisk - hixh soFtns~sesFiyi eesd~f
VIA caad saEs.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-21

Apple butter, mince meat. mapl> soup,
white clover honey at Hstch's.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-21
RATES FoR Hacks.

Choice MIXED candy at Hatce's. 10 cts. per
ID. lbs. tor IS cents.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-21
A GREAr ArrRAcrtoS.

A bruis- may result in an abscess IL not
promptly attended to- Apply Salvation Oil.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-21

We, the undersigned. owners Of hacks,
agree 10 carry passengers to and from all
trains for Is cents. baggage free, aud to fur
nish hacks for funerals inside the city limits
n
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24

at the court house and the exercises be-
gan. 1t opened by a lengthy discussion
of his subject, by II. C. Benke. Mr.. F.
Sutschgj discussed the subject of
history and clearly showed its impOr-
lance. He showed how patriotism was
developed by the perusal of this study.
The discourse was very able and too
good to have been missed. Mr.. o. C..
Nier next laid his method in cube root
before the assembly, Mr.. LoOney hav-
ing been too pressingly otherwise. Mr..
Reynolds thereupOn, demonstrated am
other course with the cube root. Moth
ing else was added OH the subject.
Superintendent Wolfe gave lengthy
discussion to the "New Classification
Register" which is likely soon to be
adopted by all the schools in the cOun-
ty. He presented some school diplo-
mas. and other interesting matter of
late adoption. MI. Wolfe is an able
discussiOnist Oh his topics.
The program for the December meet
ing will be published in course of time.
This association is not to be con-
founded with the Central Kansas As
ISOLATION" which meets in Great Bend
Oh the oath inst. All are requested to
be present OH this occasion, as it will be
very interesting. Respectfully,
III. C.. BENkE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
corresnonaence Wanted.

Eyer since our connection with the
DEMOCRAT we have endeavOred to get
Il correspondent from each township In
the county. This paper is published III
the Interest of the people OF Barton
county, and as it is impossible ogo or
send a man OH weekly tours through
the county, we have to depend on gath
ering news through correspondents and
from those of our friends whom we
meet on the streets. 1t will only take
one a short time to get into the way OF
sending in IL weekly report of the hap
penings in his or her immediate neigh
borhood And you would enjoy it, too,
for it would be made not only a source
of amusement, but would be Il benefit
to YOU in learning the construction OF
letters. the forming of items into an
interesting letter, and it would increase
your acquaintance and your usefulness
as member of your neighborhood. Do
not be afraid of not getting words
properly spelled or sentences improper
" constructed, for we will gladly re-
construct such letters as require it.
]. let us see if we cannot have In the
DEMOCRAT correspondent from every
township in the county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
,ral college is appended.

That leaves II votes short of the
2O1, which constitutes a majority of
the electoral college. Where are the
democrats to get them from? They
expect Is from Indiana, which would
be more than enough. They expect
also the 8 votes of New Jersey and the
6 votes of COnnecticut-two states
which. on presidential elections, usual
ly follow New York-which would add
Is more. THIS would give them 216.
Then they have also reasonable hopes
of California's and Nevada's 5; which
will swell the total to 23O. It is not at
all improbable that Minnesota may
walk in with her Z; and, if Ohio should
come too, with her %, then the demo-
cratic aggregate would reach 260. 1t
looks badly for the republicans in 1888.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
Don't Fool with EN-.

1t is surprising 10 notice with what
sincerity the newspapers of Kansas
advocate the claims of their respective
locations None of them are half doing
it either-an are putting in their heav-
lest and hardest hits. 4 Kansas editor
believes in printers ink, and if you will
give him time, and use stencils and
rubber stamps to advertise your busi-
ness with, while he dimes OH wind and
does the blowing, he will grow a town
in six weeks by the watch. The make
up of a Kansas editor is ninety per
cent. pluck and ten per cent. razzoOp.
He will wear nankeen breeches and live
on paper with the cash he can get in
order to get even with some politician
who downed his pet candidate for an
Office, against whomEhe has bill for
printing election tickets. You are
fooling with a human cyclone when
you tackle a Kansas editor Exchange.
The NJ. A. y. n. club have out
some very handsome posters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
james Baxter.

To many OF the older citizens OF
Great Bend the name above will ap-
pear familiar. James, or Jim" Bax-
ter, came to Great Bend from Winter
set, Iowa, about 1877, and for while
worked in the Register Office, he being a
printer. Afterwards he tended bar for
The. Dahm and Joe Merrill, but finally
drifted away from the town.. He be-
came somewhat of sporting char
acter, but for one of that class kept
himself free from trouble or unsavory
connections.
Kans., was burned down, and i'll it IL
young cowboy named Miller, who
had plenty of money, and who
had been quite intimate with Baxter.
Jim was arrested charged with murder
ing Miller and attempting to cremate
his remains. This arrest was not
made until sometime in 1886, when he
was tried and upon circumStantial evil
penitentiary.
! For fourteen months Baxter was
confined in the t'pen'' at Leavenworth
and was worked i'll the coal mines.
The principal witness against Baxter
was girl named Matte Ray who has
since confessed that her testimony was
incorrect, and it was shown to the
board of pardons that. had Baxter been
] hn onuI1 haVQ
proven an alibi. Therefore, a few days
ago he was pardoned, and is no~sa free
man again.
Baxter is now in kingman, and from
the Courier of last Saturday we clip the
following:
did you have hopes of receiving
pardon, - the Courier asked the young
fellow. YES" he replied. ''or L had
never got it. The worst criminal ever
inside the walls of penitentiary has
hopes of being pardoned. or reprieyed
or some other method of getting out.
y gentleman present during the Conr-
ier's conversation asked if, as reform
atOry measure, the pen WAS All effect
i've agency 2
'sNo," he replied. There are many
young boys and men who glory in tell
ing that they are on second or third
term. Some of them are SO eager to
get notOriety among criminal classes
that they will lie about their imprison'
; ment. With those fellows the tougher
, they have been the BETTER
lis the treatment of prisoners hu'
mane?" asked another gentleman
Yes, very good. The principal pun,
ishments are the dark room, bread ant
water diet, suspension of checks anc
: things like that. Yes, well tell yot
what the checks mean. Every one who
wants them, get tobacco checks, ibrar,
/ checks, friend checks and so On. Wher
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24

TIE new supply of almanacs is now
on hands. Look out. for the working over
of some of the most Anticipated chest
nuts by newspapers that are hard up
for filling This is the harvest time,
too. for the fellow who don't subscribe
for Il paper, but who Tugs home Il load
of almanacs and spends his time porting
over them and reading about some
Simon Simple who was raised from the
dead by soaking his head in some
bodys pain killer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24

II Is SAID that row of flax ten feet
wide planted around Il crop will effect
ually protect it from chinch bugs, which
will not cross a line of growing flax
Also cabbage worms can be killed by
going out on hot day with a pitcher
of ice water and dropping it on the
plants. The worms will be chilled and
drop to the ground and the effects of
the hot sun will soon kill Taloga
Star
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
The PLAY Season.

n word or two in relation to the en-
tertainments given and hereafter to be
given at the opera house may not be
amiss. Many of our people have
deplOred the fact that i'll the past Great
Bend has net been favored with a very
high grade of public amusement. Of
course We have had some of the very
best of talent here, and some of it, too,
has exhibited before almost empty
houses. An effort has this season been
made to bring to Great Bend the very
best of talent, and the lecture by Judge
Tourgee Wednesday night last, was the
first of a series of lectures to be given
during the season. Judge TOurgee de-
livered one of the most entertaining
and instructive lectures ever listened
to by an audience in this city, and still
he was a looSing card to the opera
house management.
Now if Il lecturer of Judge Tourgee's
undoubted ability and wide spread
reputation cannot command a paying
audience the people of Great Bend who
have been clamoring for a higher grade
of entertainment should cease the i'm
portunities and be satisfied with the
average barn stormers and monkey
shows.
We have a good opera house and
should have it occupied by good enter
tainments, and we believe the people
Of the city should show their apprecia-
ton of the efforts of its management
by giving their support to gentlemen of
well known ability, and thus assist i'll
keeping the average class of entertain
ments in the city up to a high stand
ard.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24

BLEAK the wintry winds are blow
ing, leaden are the skies above; Pop
corn balls and lasses candy YIELDS the
lad to his young love- Now we gather
round the hearthston& and we watch
the fire roll; and we wonder where
Wen get the wealth to pay for ali that
ccal.) Soon the sleigh bells will be
ringing, soon we'll hear the joyous
shout; while Il voice is gently singing
''Shet the door. the fires out!.''1 Soon
the school boys will be building great
SHOW men upon the lawn. Soon our
sleep will be disturbed with Cant you
keep the covers on?''